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Restaurant style Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer Butter Masala is a rich, creamy and tasty dish of North Indian cuisine available in all Indian restaurants. It is made with freshly cut paneer/ firm cottage cheese pieces in rich butter, tomato and cashewnut gravy. It is served as side dish for roti, paratha and pulao varieties. Come, let’s see how to make this most popular recipe at home with easy method and step by step pictures.

Author: PRIYA SRINIVAS

Cuisine: North Indian

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Paneer- 200 g

Onion- 1

Tomato- 3

Ginger garlic paste- 1 tbsp

Cashew- 12

Milk- 4 tbsp

Salt- as required

Sugar- 2 tsp (adjust according to taste)

Turmeric- 1/4 tsp

Red chilli powder- 1 tsp

Coriander powder-1 tsp

Garam masala- 1 tsp

Water- 1/2 cup

Fresh Cream- 3 tbsp

Kasuri methi- 1/2 tsp

Coriander leaves- 2 tbsp

To temper:

Oil- 1 tsp

Butter- 2 tbsp

Cloves- 3

Cinnamon- 1/2 inch piece

Bay leaf- 1

Method:

1. Soak cashew in warm milk for 15-20 minutes and grind into smooth paste and set aside.

9. Add cashew paste and cook in low flame for 2 minutes. (NOTE: Most restaurants add red food colouring to make the gravy reddish orange as the gravy turns lighter after adding cashew paste. Adding food colour is optional, we are not adding food colour in this recipe.)

10. Cut the paneer into cubes and add to the boiling gravy. I add the paneer cubes directly since paneer is soft without frying. If you are used to frying it before adding, you can follow that as well.

11. When it boils and paneer is coated well with the gravy, add kasuri methi, fresh cream and coriander leaves and switch off. Serve hot with roti, paratha or pulao. Delicious restaurnt style paneer butter masala is ready to eat!